
Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs
Explore the events of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and hear from some of the actual participants in this riveting program. After an American naval blockade intercepted Soviet submarines on a secret mission to set up a military base in Cuba, the two nations engaged in a tense standoff that led the world to the brink of nuclear war. Submariners from both sides talk about the conflict, and viewers get a look inside their subs and the U.S. war room.
Cast
Himself - Capt. Nikolai Shumkov
Capt. Nikolai ShumkovHimself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov
Capt. Ryurik KetovHimself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
Theodore SorensenHimself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst
Dino A. BrugioniHimself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
Robert McNamaraHimself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy
Rudolph RumpHimself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil
Capt. Charles RozierHimself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko
Capt. Alexi DubivkoChief Petty Officer
Robert J. TavenorKetov (uncredited)
Mike Vardy
Capt. Nikolai ShumkovHimself - Capt. Ryurik Ketov
Capt. Ryurik KetovHimself - Theodore Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President
Theodore SorensenHimself - Dino A. Brugioni, CIA Analyst
Dino A. BrugioniHimself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
Robert McNamaraHimself - Rudolph Rump, Radar Man, USS Blandy
Rudolph RumpHimself - Capt. Charles Rozier, USS Cecil
Capt. Charles RozierHimself - Capt. Alexi Dubivko
Capt. Alexi DubivkoChief Petty Officer
Robert J. TavenorKetov (uncredited)
Mike Vardy